indian penal code

Prayagraj (UP), February 19 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man serving a life sentence, convicted in 1989 for a murder in Farrukhabad in 1987.A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Prashant Mishra on Wednesday held that the sentence and conviction recorded...

Bilaspur, February 18 Noting that the convict's act preceded the actual partial penetration but without ejaculation, the Chhattisgarh High Court has reduced the seven-year sentence awarded by a trial court to a man in a 2004 rape case and convicted him for attempted rape instead.Partially...

New Delhi, February 18 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of murdering an 18-year-old flower vendor in Paschim Vihar in 2017, giving him the benefit of the doubt and holding that the prosecution failed to establish the chain of circumstances beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a woman lawyer challenging the discharge of her former partner and two others in a case alleging rape, fraudulent marriage, unlawful confinement, and criminal intimidation.The court ruled that the evidence...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), February 18 A leader of the Youth Congress was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the alleged suicide of a 35-year-old woman in this southern district, police said.The accused has been identified as Suhail Ansari, a state-level leader of the Youth Congress...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Delhi Zonal Office-II, has provisionally attached 247 immovable properties worth Rs 10,021.46 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with its ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-crore fraud...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea challenging a Delhi High Court's order denying bail to an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale issued notice to the Delhi Police seeking its response...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Supreme Court has overturned the controversial Allahabad High Court judgment that ruled that grabbing a minor’s breasts and breaking her pajama string did not constitute an attempt to rape.In dismissing the case, which included the criminal appeals filed by two...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court has ruled that grabbing breasts and pulling a pyjama string constitutes "an attempt to rape," overturning a controversial Allahabad High Court order that said these were only "preparation to commit rape."A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Thane, February 18 A court in Thane has acquitted a 32-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl, stating that the case appeared to stem from a personal dispute with the victim's mother over a marriage proposal.Special POCSO Court Judge D S Deshmukh, in the judgment on February...

Prayagraj (UP), February 17 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted three men, who were convicted for robbery in 1983.The court acquitted them on Monday in a case of robbery that allegedly took place in 1982.Justice Avnish Saxena found inconsistencies in the testimonies of the witnesses and...

New Delhi, February 17 – The Supreme Court has ruled that the death of Telugu actress Pratyusha was caused by organophosphate poisoning, not manual strangulation, while upholding the conviction of Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetting suicide.In a...

New Delhi, February 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by an IAS officer seeking discharge in the multi-crore Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case, paving the way for her trial.A bench comprising justices M M Sundresh and N K Singh upheld the decision of the Telangana High Court...

New Delhi, February 17 A Delhi court has granted bail to a 29-year-old man accused in a 2021 murder case linked to gang rivalry, stating that prolonged detention would violate his right to a speedy trial.Additional Sessions Judge Muneesh Garg was hearing the bail application filed by Nitin...

Thane, February 17 A court in Thane has sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of a local resident after a dispute in 2021, while acquitting his co-accused due to lack of evidence.The seriousness of the act, combined with the recovery of the weapon used, leaves no...

New Delhi, February 16 The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court on Monday that a First Information Report (FIR) should have been registered in an alleged hate crime in Noida in 2021 for the offences, including those related to imputations and assertions prejudicial to national...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 15 A 22-year-old man was arrested here for posting a video on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which allegedly objectionable remarks were made against him, police said on Sunday.Charthawal police station SHO Satyanarayan Dahiya told reporters that the accused has...

Nagpur, February 14 Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal has stirred controversy by suggesting equivalence between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan, triggering condemnation from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.A BJP functionary in Pune also filed...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 13 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 62-year-old man to six years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a second-grade student at a wedding hall near Perambra here nearly six years ago.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court convicted and...

Thane, February 13 A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has acquitted a man accused of obstructing public servants during an anti-encroachment drive, citing that the prosecution failed to provide reliable evidence to prove the charges against him.Additional Sessions Judge G T Pawar...